Maintenance Technician (Industrial) Day shift

Apotheca, Inc.

Gainesville, GA

Pay: $25+/hr

Shift: Full time

**Industrial Maintenance Technician**

**Location:** Gainesville, GA

**Pay:** Starting at $25.00 per hour

**Schedule:** Monday-Friday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

**Overtime:** Rare

**Join Our Employee-Owned Team!**

Apotheca, Inc. is a 100% employee-owned manufacturer of premium homeopathic remedies, herbal products, and nutritional supplements. We are looking for a dependable, detail-oriented Inventory Associate who takes pride in accuracy, organization, and supporting a smooth manufacturing operation.

If you’re reliable, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and have a strong attention to detail, we’d love to hear from you. Previous inventory, warehouse, or manufacturing experience is preferred, but we are willing to train motivated individuals with excellent attendance and a positive attitude.

The Industrial Maintenance Technician performs preventative and corrective maintenance, troubleshoots, with minimal supervision, complex utility systems, which may include Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), steam boiler, electronic control systems, refrigeration, electrical, compressed air and gases, Reverse Osmosis (RO) and Ultrapure (WFI) water, and/or other biotech/pharmaceutical utilities and equipment items used in the manufacture of tablets, capsules, creams, gels and liquids. The Industrial Maintenance will have 3 to 5 years technical experience in manufacturing industry. They must be able to interprets drawings, layouts, wiring diagrams, and specifications in planning and performing maintenance and repairs. Involved in new equipment and plant systems installs as necessary in a temperature controlled environment. The Industrial Maintenance Technician participates in authoring accurate documentation for the operation and maintenance of various utility systems for four production lines. They also supply information and technical data for securing spare parts. They are responsible for general facility upkeep and provide responsive customer support with emphasis on customer satisfaction.

**General Responsibilities / Functions:**

• responsible for performing mechanical maintenance of cGMP production equipment and facility equipment that directly supports product development and commercial drug manufacturing.
• Locates sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation; listening for problems; using measuring and testing instruments.
• Maintains continuity among work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Determines changes in dimensional requirements of parts by inspecting used parts; using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments.
• Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments by using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, and straightedges.
• Fabricates repair parts by using machine shop equipment.
• Maintains equipment, parts, and supplies inventories by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed equipment, parts, and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt.
• Conserves maintenance resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Provides mechanical maintenance information by answering questions and requests.
• Prepares mechanical maintenance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Must also be capable of solving most problems with minimum supervision.
• Skilled in the proper maintenance of mechanical seals, gaskets, pumps, agitators, compression machines, encapsulation machine, compactors, coating machines and other equipment used in the drug manufacturing process.
• Skilled in the proper maintenance of Facility & Utility related equipment such as HVAC, Dust collection system, Air compressor and Purified water system.
• Confined space entry trained.
• Experienced in LO/TO procedures.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Perform day-to-day work assigned safely and efficiently.
• Perform work safely in accordance with site safety policies and procedures.

**Physical Requirements**

• Frequently stand, walk, bend, squat, reach, and lift throughout the workday.
• Regularly lift up to 25 pounds.
• Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to safely work in a manufacturing environment.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

**Benefits**

• Medical and Dental Insurance (eligible after 30 days)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Product Discount Program
• Paid Holidays, including your birthday
• Up to three (3) weeks of Paid Time Off during your first year (based on eligibility and increasing with tenure)
• Wellness Incentive Program
• Employee-owned company with opportunities for growth and development

**Why Apotheca?**

At Apotheca, every